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Bunkermeister20 Nov 2023 5:18 p.m. PST

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Roco vehicles from the Vietnam War era.
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ZULUPAUL Supporting Member of TMP21 Nov 2023 4:43 a.m. PST

What! no Ontos?

Bunkermeister21 Nov 2023 5:28 p.m. PST

I don't do Marines. It is a cool vehicle and Roco never made it.

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Personal logo Bobgnar Supporting Member of TMP24 Nov 2023 11:16 p.m. PST

I think Ontos (the thing) was one of the best armor vehicles ever. Rifle, Multiple 106 mm, Self-propelled, M50 .

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M50_Ontos

I had a Revell model of one.
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Personal logo deadhead Supporting Member of TMP25 Nov 2023 1:09 p.m. PST

Just do not stand behind it when it fired a salvo. I suspect it could have pointed away from the NVA and still killed as many.

Like most recoilless rifles, whatever its massive advantage in weight, or more its lack of, its blast signature made it useless/suicidal against Warsaw Pact forces in NW Europe.

Bunkermeister25 Nov 2023 5:05 p.m. PST

The Ontos was an interesting vehicle. I had the Renwall kit as a kid.
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